Eudaimonic Dreams
@neophilic.bsky.social
PDX 🌲| Democratic socialism 🌹🔰🌐 | Urbanism, transit, and public abundance 🚅🏙️ 🏗️☀️⚛️ | Occasionally some weightlifting 🏋️♂️
Viewing this ultimately as a lazy and uncurious proxy for the NYT's anti-Mamdani arguments goes a long way towards framing the baffling choices that were made in this article.
Does it? Any of the problems Portland has are legacies of previous years. And despite some high profile fights over small amounts of money during the budget process, most high profile votes at council are unanimous. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...
What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.
www.nytimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Viewing this ultimately as a lazy and uncurious proxy for the NYT's anti-Mamdani arguments goes a long way towards framing the baffling choices that were made in this article.
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A major supporter of public transit, González once said highway expansion projects are an, "old way of doing business."
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Juan Carlos González announces run for Metro President
The announcement has created major buzz among the region's transportation reform advocates.f
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September 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A major supporter of public transit, González once said highway expansion projects are an, "old way of doing business."
bikeportland.org/2025/09/04/j...
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Between this and the 13th Ave plaza removal, the NIMBYs in the Pearl have absolute contempt for anyone that isn't them. A wildly unrepresentative cohort who want to freeze everything in amber.
They don't speak for the rest of us though. Email Mayor@portlandoregon.gov and give your support.
They don't speak for the rest of us though. Email Mayor@portlandoregon.gov and give your support.
Portlanders are beginning to sour on Mayor Keith Wilson’s homelessness plan that propelled him into office.
On Monday night, Wilson was met with boos, scoffs, and thumbs down gestures from a crowd of people unhappy with his pitch to open a new shelter in the Pearl District neighborhood.
On Monday night, Wilson was met with boos, scoffs, and thumbs down gestures from a crowd of people unhappy with his pitch to open a new shelter in the Pearl District neighborhood.
Portland Mayor Wilson’s shelter plan received with skepticism at neighborhood forum
Portlanders are beginning to sour on Mayor Keith Wilson’s homelessness plan that propelled him into office.
www.opb.org
July 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Between this and the 13th Ave plaza removal, the NIMBYs in the Pearl have absolute contempt for anyone that isn't them. A wildly unrepresentative cohort who want to freeze everything in amber.
They don't speak for the rest of us though. Email Mayor@portlandoregon.gov and give your support.
They don't speak for the rest of us though. Email Mayor@portlandoregon.gov and give your support.
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Do you live in NW Portland and have moral principles? The neighborhood associations are not representative, but that can work in our favor if we organize. DM me 👀
We are stretching the concept of professionalism to its limits
July 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Do you live in NW Portland and have moral principles? The neighborhood associations are not representative, but that can work in our favor if we organize. DM me 👀
Long term we really need to settle on a sustainable funding source for Trimet if we want to grow the system.
In addition, the PCEF Climate Investment Plan will be up for renewal and revision later this year. I think there’s a strong case for a more robust transit investment from that resource. I’m a believer in the community driven PCEF grant process, so consider this an idea for community to consider.
July 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Long term we really need to settle on a sustainable funding source for Trimet if we want to grow the system.
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We simply cannot afford a doom loop for TriMet. Reduction in service will lead to a reduction in ridership, leading to declining fares, more cuts, 🔁 The cost will be increased congestion, further deterioration in PBOT assets and of course emissions. We can’t afford that. Call your state reps.
July 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
We simply cannot afford a doom loop for TriMet. Reduction in service will lead to a reduction in ridership, leading to declining fares, more cuts, 🔁 The cost will be increased congestion, further deterioration in PBOT assets and of course emissions. We can’t afford that. Call your state reps.
Lots of great tidbits here, but this one stuck out to me. Given the precariousness of state-level transit funding and Trimet's post-2020 timidness, having Portland act as a strong guide for setting regional transit priorities and exploring new revenue sources would be a welcome change.
July 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Lots of great tidbits here, but this one stuck out to me. Given the precariousness of state-level transit funding and Trimet's post-2020 timidness, having Portland act as a strong guide for setting regional transit priorities and exploring new revenue sources would be a welcome change.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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If so, it would be our equivalent of abolition in the 19th century or decolonization in the 20th: the end of a barbaric and inhumane practice that the world is organized around and, as such, whose end is (at first) almost impossible to imagine and widely believed to be a naive dream.
someone on here said that free movement of people was basically the core question this century would revolve around and it really feels that way
July 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
If so, it would be our equivalent of abolition in the 19th century or decolonization in the 20th: the end of a barbaric and inhumane practice that the world is organized around and, as such, whose end is (at first) almost impossible to imagine and widely believed to be a naive dream.
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THIS IS THE HIGHEST URGENCY - a transportation bill could pass Oregon Legislature today that funds only ODOT - no safety, no transit, no cities and counties.
Last minute hearing at 3:45 today, please sign up to OPPOSE. olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/M...
Last minute hearing at 3:45 today, please sign up to OPPOSE. olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/M...
June 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
THIS IS THE HIGHEST URGENCY - a transportation bill could pass Oregon Legislature today that funds only ODOT - no safety, no transit, no cities and counties.
Last minute hearing at 3:45 today, please sign up to OPPOSE. olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/M...
Last minute hearing at 3:45 today, please sign up to OPPOSE. olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/M...
My live reaction to finally checking the NYC primary results.
June 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My live reaction to finally checking the NYC primary results.
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Some of us never lost faith. Some of us knew.
June 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Some of us never lost faith. Some of us knew.
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I thought the Center for Public Enterprise wrote something more explicit on the topic, but this covers the gist of it.
While I understand dipping into the PCEF as stopgap funding, it's a real waste of the fund to not be more ambitious.
While I understand dipping into the PCEF as stopgap funding, it's a real waste of the fund to not be more ambitious.
Comments on Guidance for Green Bank Implementation
The best way to achieve the goals of the GHGRF tranches is to use disbursements to construct a network of public and non-profit “green banks.” In particular, EPA should ensure that the vast majority...
publicenterprise.org
June 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I thought the Center for Public Enterprise wrote something more explicit on the topic, but this covers the gist of it.
While I understand dipping into the PCEF as stopgap funding, it's a real waste of the fund to not be more ambitious.
While I understand dipping into the PCEF as stopgap funding, it's a real waste of the fund to not be more ambitious.
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I'd love to see the PCEF turn into or cultivate a municipal green investment bank that can grow these types of projects.
June 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I'd love to see the PCEF turn into or cultivate a municipal green investment bank that can grow these types of projects.
We're going to win.
June 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We're going to win.
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Lesson 13 of "On Tyranny": Practice corporeal politics.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
June 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Lesson 13 of "On Tyranny": Practice corporeal politics.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
On the one hand, it's astounding how so many pundits are just reactionary centrists who are parroting elite consensus as the will of the masses. On the other hand, they continue to be the biggest terminally online cry babies in creation.
At the DC centrist event Welcomefest just now, Adam Jentleson urges fellow centrists to “speak up more on social media,” because speaking out as he has “remains a pretty trying experience.”
June 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
On the one hand, it's astounding how so many pundits are just reactionary centrists who are parroting elite consensus as the will of the masses. On the other hand, they continue to be the biggest terminally online cry babies in creation.
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Regarding the NW 13th Ave plaza removal: my office is engaged on this and actively working to restore these car free spaces. My intention is to pursue a solution in systematic fashion, via code change, because it speaks to broader issues in the struggle for who gets to claim our streets. Stay tuned.
June 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Regarding the NW 13th Ave plaza removal: my office is engaged on this and actively working to restore these car free spaces. My intention is to pursue a solution in systematic fashion, via code change, because it speaks to broader issues in the struggle for who gets to claim our streets. Stay tuned.
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NW 13th Ave is such a better street now than it was pre-COVID. I'm really angry that this is what @pbotinfo.bsky.social wants to return it to.
June 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
NW 13th Ave is such a better street now than it was pre-COVID. I'm really angry that this is what @pbotinfo.bsky.social wants to return it to.
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Portland: we need to revitalize the Central City
Also Portland: we must reopen this street to cars
Also Portland: we must reopen this street to cars
June 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Portland: we need to revitalize the Central City
Also Portland: we must reopen this street to cars
Also Portland: we must reopen this street to cars
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The Chicago Pope implies the existence of a New Keynesian Pope and a Behavioral Pope
May 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Chicago Pope implies the existence of a New Keynesian Pope and a Behavioral Pope
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Still a long way to go to get MAX ridership to where it should be, but 8% year-on-year growth for Q1 is very positive news.
Seattle had impressive ridership growth from the partial opening of the East Link Extension; when the full line opens there's a good chance they become #2 in the US!
Several other systems also had robust growth, but others had deep losses due to shutdowns for maintenance or strikes
Several other systems also had robust growth, but others had deep losses due to shutdowns for maintenance or strikes
May 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Still a long way to go to get MAX ridership to where it should be, but 8% year-on-year growth for Q1 is very positive news.
In honor of Earth Day, I add this new beauty to my Transit Passes of the World collection.
April 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
In honor of Earth Day, I add this new beauty to my Transit Passes of the World collection.
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Type of shit I’m on as of late
April 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Type of shit I’m on as of late
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People don't miss manufacturing jobs. They miss the effects of having 30+ percent union density. And we can build worker power again, with good policies, for the jobs most working class people actually have today rather than hoping mumbo jumbo will make it 1955 again.
When (some) people talk about bringing back manufacturing, they mean "bring back steel & auto jobs that someone can take right out of high school, and live a middle class life"
The worst part of this is that even if manufacturing jobs came back because of this (they won’t)
and even if Americans retooled for those jobs (they won’t) those jobs sucked! It’s like demanding to return to being a farming society. People fled that life the instant they could, in the millions!
and even if Americans retooled for those jobs (they won’t) those jobs sucked! It’s like demanding to return to being a farming society. People fled that life the instant they could, in the millions!
April 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
People don't miss manufacturing jobs. They miss the effects of having 30+ percent union density. And we can build worker power again, with good policies, for the jobs most working class people actually have today rather than hoping mumbo jumbo will make it 1955 again.